Nobody Panic: How to be a functioning adult without screaming

Tessa Coates · Stevie Martin

Nov 2021 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

'Absolutely delightful, surprisingly useful and pleasingly absurd' - Rachel Parris

'Tessa and Stevie are two of the funniest people I know' - Nish Kumar

'A must-read for anyone struggling to be a convincing grown up' - Richard Herring

'Bloody funny and genuinely informative' - Ellie Taylor

Trying to get your life together? Got three dead houseplants, no debit card, and an exploded yoghurt in your bag? Useful, funny and life-affirming, Nobody Panic is an instruction manual for anyone with absolutely no idea what they're doing.

From the creators of the critically acclaimed podcast comes a series of How To guides for everything from job interviews to leaving a WhatsApp group, from understanding the oven to dealing with your best friend's new (astoundingly dull) partner. There's also a poem about taxes.

Comedians and professional panickers Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin are here to help you learn from their many, many mistakes, and remind you that when it comes to life, we're all in this together - so nobody panic.

Praise for the podcast:

'Hilarious and brilliant' - Grazia

'Witty, smart and oh-so-relatable' - Evening Standard

'Jaunty' - The Times

Ratings and reviews

Hilarious and insightful. This is the book version of chatting with those two wise mates at the pub about whatever problems you're currently going through.

About the author

Tessa Coates (Author)
Tessa Coates is a writer, performer, journalist, comedian and one third of critically acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad. Her debut solo show Primates sold out the entire run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and ran at the Soho Theatre to more sell out audiences. After performing her show in LA there was a competitive situation to produce her first TV comedy series in the US which is now at ABC studios with Greg Daniels (The Office) and Howard Klein (3 Arts).

Stevie Martin (Author)
Stevie Martin is an actor, writer comedian and also part of Massive Dad. Stevie had performed to solo Edinburgh Shows, Hot Content ('Top Comedy Shows to See at the Fringe', Time Out) and Vol. 1. She has co-written, co-starred in and co-produced several BBC3 Quickies, and written and starred in numerous branded sketches for several brands from Ocado to Acuvue. A writer published everywhere from Vice to the Guardian, Stevie is working on her first book.